Improved broom or mop-holder



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Letters Patent No. 94,7 34, dated September 14, 1869,

, IMPRovED BRoM on Mop-normen.

The Schedule :referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom 'it may concern Bev it known that we, HENRY L. Altnamrnrzr and EUGENE CLARK, both of' Nashua, county of' Hillsborough, and State of New Hampshire, have invented an Improved Broom or Mop-Holder, which we call The Universal Broom or Mop-Holder; and do hereby declare the followiln,r to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof', reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 represents our improved holder, with the handle of a broom, mop, or other article, held thc-rein.

Figure 2 is a plan view of' our invention.

lhe object of our invention is to produce a holder forbrooms, Sto., which can be easily fastened to the wall, and so constructed that thehandle of the broom, 85e., can be quickly and easily suspended in, and firmly held by the holder, but in such a manner, that by lifti'ng the handle smartly, it can be withdrawn from the holder atonce.

We avoid the use of springs altogether, and our holder is not only cheaply constructed, but it is neat in appearance.

The nature of our invention consists ina cast v bracket, the shelf of the bracket having a slot or open- These jaws fall upon the shelf 'A' when the holder i is not in use.

D represents the handle of a broom, or whatever may be desired to be held.

The action and operation of our invention are very,

simple.

The bracket is screwed up to the wall, in position shown in fig. 1. To suspend a broom, &c., push the end of' the handle up through slot d e, opening, in its upward movement, the clasps a a, and, when the npward movement is stopped, of course the handle tends to a downward action, as also do the jaws or clasps a a but the clasps bite the handle, and keep the same suspended.

To remove the handle, lift it smartly, 'and with an upward, and, at same time, forward drawing motion.

rlhis device is very useful in the kitchen, but it is a great convenience in shops,'barns, and tool-houses, for secure] y and neatly holding tools. It is not only cheap but durable, and its use would save much time and expense from the`eareless manner of keeping tools.

What we claim as our invention, and desire to secure Witnesses,

, HENRY L. FRANKLIN.

EUGENE CLARK.

` NVitnesses:

CARROLL D. WRIGHT, AUSTIN S. HowAn'rn. 

